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    RE Landstar and Thinking Way, Way Ahead

    RE: availability Hi Phil, No load boards on the Leam side, however, after 01 01 2008 we become part of the Mothership and all i,ooo,ooo,ooo agts will see you out meaning ltl freight. Now we wait for the phone to ring and take us to our next vacation hotspot. Will talk w/my friends an see if...
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    Anybody know.....

    O.K Leo, get in your trk and sit down before I make your head too big to fit through the door. Based on your post, I went to the Northern on-line site and found Exactly what I need for $149.99, an item that everyone else retails for $375.00 and up. I called their Des Moine store,and have 5 in...
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    Anybody know.....

    A good,cheap place to buy an appliance dolly with the kick back wheels. I know about New Haven, but I'm trying to get it less than 400.00. My load starts in Reno to Atlantic City and then back to Las Vegas so i'll cover a lot of areas you might know of something. Will need it in Vegas, thx...
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    RE Landstar and Thinking Way, Way Ahead

    Phil, I have friends here with very large sleepers , I think box is 18-20, they are a & e and do Quite well money wise and don't think they work hard other than the driving.
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    Gifts for Expeditors

    a new truck to hook to my trailer..guy here in town has a 2007 volvo 780, 80k for miles, super singles, chicken lights, AUTOMATIC ,apu, dinette,etc, that's all I want..
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    Best Company for a single driver?

    o.k,duh, dumb me. Didn't even notice, now i'm trying to see the denominations in the flash roll,lol. Also, thanks Cheri for the kind words, you are right, I wouldn't wish any of this on anyone.
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    Birthday! HAPPY BIRTHDAY

    Happy b day, NO they just pull your haz mat, then you can only pull a 53 trl full of 45,000 #'s cow manure an 900 pounds of diesel fuel or so.....}>
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    Best Company for a single driver?

    NO electroinic logs at the star, BUT they will use Qualcomn to keep you compliance...( or miserable;) ;) )
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    Best Company for a single driver?

    If the bragging comment was meant for me, sorry, just trying to give an early report on how it's going, which has been good BY MY standards. Fees: 2290 fee for IRS for heavy veh tax over 56k pounds Illinoise lic fee for 80k plate approx.$1650.00 Qualcomn is $25.00 a wk All insurance is higher...
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    Best Company for a single driver?

    When you say tractor do you mean trac/trlr. If so , I recently switched to E unit here at landstar and if the first three weeks are a early indication, it was a good move, The fees are there but the rates have way more than off-set them. Will keep you posted.:)
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    Landstar

    John, Right on, ain't room for no slackers, not casting any personal opinons, don't know the folks involved, BUT 15 DAYS MARTY: sssshhhhhhhhhhush gonna have all those folks coming over here;) ;) ;)
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    Has any one?

    I once took 7 slot machines and 7 chairs from Reno to Olk.. Upon delivery, the mgr, said these chairs don't have our name on them, we don't want them. U guessed it, round trip:) :) :)
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    Changing lanes in Expediting

    In early July I flipped my D unit back into a tractor. I had a varity of reasons, but a large one was log issues w/ landstar and there was not another expedite co I wanted to work for, so a tractor would give me more options if i got axed. Plan was to pull a 28 pup.. Fast forward to late...
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    Landstar Express America

    I personally like not having a central dispatch. I m not saying they don't work but I've seen too many where favortism leaks in, pay back for refusing a load etc. I read too many posts on here about acceptance ratios, turn down ratios,being TOLD where to go or where to sit and so on. The...
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    Landstar Express America

    riverrat I guess you have better info than I have; I was told we would get the full rate, however, the new lease we were just required to sign said 62 %, does that mean ranger guys get our rate or theirs if they haul our stufff...CONFUSING
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    Landstar Express America

    As many know, LEAM is part of the hugh mothership(Landstar), but a seperate company. We were notified recently that Leam is being made a part of the carrier group. In the past if we wanted to haul a Landstar load to move out of a dead area, we could but at a greatly reduced rate. Now we will...
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    Load Barrs and supplies

    Try Landstar.com and then hit the LCAAP tab down on the right and when that comes up, scroll down to " for sale by owner'. This where all us landstar guys sell equipt, trks, trailer, harleys, you name it. hope this helps
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